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** Reading all the comments, can ANYONE give ,AT LEAST, some of this information to FAA. What is FEDERAL LAW here in the US, may not take precedence in SAN SALVADOR. (wonder if SW will be the one to bring back jobs in America, or not)!

**GUESS IT HAS TO DO WITH "THE NUMBERS". You know, how long it takes for a TURN-A-ROUND. If SW spends more than 35 min on the ground, (and LITTLE or NO PROPER MAINTENANCE), than that's $$$$ WASTED. EVIDENT of LAST WEEKS COMPUTER PROBLEM. If you WANT TO GROW, with new routes; IE, INTERNATIONAL, MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, the ISLANDS and EVEN CUBA, than PROPER PREPARING IS VERY MUCH IMPORTANCE, maintenance, reservations systems, proper training in doing passport control and such. (wonder if any of their planes are re-furb's from MUSE, or even ALLEGHENY, PIEDMONT, and the list goes on. YEH, they may be updating their planes, but takes time and $$$$ for all that, seems like its PROFIT and more PROFIT, until something like those mention take place. CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE the FINAL REPOORT!! thanks

**MAINTENANCE or NOT** THIS IS A "300" SERIES, lots of UPS and DOWNS,WONDER HOW OLD IS THIS PLANE!! Plane probably SHOULD HAVE BEEN "RETIRED" long ago, it may have OUTLIVED its lifespan, if it didn't get PROPER MAINTENANCE...."MOVE EM IN, MOVE EM OUT". SEEMS LIKE REVENUE is GREATER (MUCH) THAN SAFETY, here!

**thanks, i have read all that before. They talk about higher 'fees' and such. CASE IN POINT, "SPIRIT AIRLINES", have you ever traveled on them and be subjected to their "NICKEL and DIME" type fees ("BAIT AND SWITCH"). GOVT DOES SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, but the last two major airlines to form ONE, the GOVT 'CRIES'**

*** GEE, I DIDNT KNOW THAT THE GOVT CONTROLS THE AIRLINES. I could understand the slot issue, but other airlines bought out, merged, or whatever its called now adays. I remember when AA bought out RenoAir, and TWA; the GOVT didnt raise a 'stink' about that. You know what it comes down to, is "YOU WASH MY BACK, I'LL WASH YOUR BACK"....give HOLDER and crew their FREE LIFETIME UPGRADES, and EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE; YOU WAIT AND SEE ***

** REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAYS when airlines issued paper tkts, and they EVEN HAD TICKET OFFICES to change a tkt and pay addl amnt if you had to, but i guess the EXECS of United and now USAIR dont remember back then. Today, its "E" tkt and takes just a "point and click" of the computer to change, so WHY is their such an ENORMOUS FEE for doing so!! I even remember when the "sell-up" type fare had in their fare basis code ..Q25; meaning if you had to change your "PAPER" tkt, they charged you 25percent penalty plus any addl fare on the nonrefundable tkt. I can just 'vision' on what "may" happen. Folks will search/call and find the cheapest ow fare on 'somebody'...and you can just 'guess' what may happen to the other part of the original tkt. CONE ON NOW, $200 to change; ie, for a funeral, illness in the immediate family, etc!!! You might want to say, that they really make a "LAUGHING STOCK" of themselves in this industry. THANKS

*** WELL, HERE YOU PEOPLE GO AGAIN!! YOU GUYS "TRY" TO KEEP THE STOCK OF "AAMRQ" (AMERICAN AIRLINES) A FEW PENNIES HIGHER EACH TIME THESE ARTICLES COME ALONG....AND IT WORKS!!! AA RETAINS THE "PUBLICITY" and "HUMOR" in THESE ARTICLES..REMEMBER NOW, IT WAS THEN AMERICA WEST WHO PURCHASED USAIRWAYS SOME YEARS AGO and RETAIN THE NAME OF "US AIRWAYS" IT WAS, AND STILL IS, USAIRWAYS DIFFICULTY IN PILOTS UNIONS OVER SENIORITY FOR SOME FIVE (5) YEARS NOW. (AND HOW DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD PLAY OUT IF A MERGER WERE TO HAPPEN)! AA STARTED THE FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAM MANY YEARS AGO, AND ITS PRETTY EXTENSIVE. AA IS IN THE "ONEWORLD" ALLIANCE ALONG W/BRITISH AIRWAYS, JAPAN AIRLINES, IBERIA, ALASKA, ETC. IT WAS AA WHO "FOUGHT" HARD TO KEEP JAPAN AIRLINES IN THE "ONEWORLD" ALLIANCE. DO YOU PEOPLE "HONESTLY" BELEIVE THAT AA "WOULD EVEN THINK" OF A MERGER; LET ALONE W/US AIRWAYS!!
I BELEIVE YOU PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO "WAKE UP"...REALLY!! THANKS